Time to think and figure things out. That was something Isamu relished in. Minoru found himself dreading it and surprising relieved at the same time.

"Oh..." Minoru lowered his head, thinking about Hiroki and hoping he was all right. That had to have been sudden. It didn't come up at all the last time they hit the gym together, nor had Ziggy mentioned it. But he knew without a doubt how Antheans handled separation - and military duty was never without risk of death. He gulped. "In a rough enough spot that I need to be prepared to jump the fence again when I do?"